Firefighters battling fire at Choctaw County High School (updated)

Officials are battling a fire at Choctaw County High School in Butler. (Twitter/WestALWatchmen)

A fire at Choctaw County High School had officials battling the blaze throughout the night.

Jimmy Huckeba, the chief of police for the Butler Police Department, confirmed to the Press-Register at 2 a.m. the fire was "mostly out, but the fire departments are still working."

Teachers and students are asked not to report in the morning.

Huckeba said the fire was contained to the west side of the school. It would be after dawn before the fire marshal would be able to get a chance to determine what caused the fire, he said.

"The biggest loss is for the students with trying to figure out what to do," Huckeba said. "It's just a big loss."

Ten different fire departments had "contained" the fire, the Choctaw County Sheriff's Department confirmed to the Press-Register at midnight.

However, a Sheriff's Department spokesman said there were still "hot spots."

The initial call was received at around 8 p.m. and the fire was "fully involved."

Huckeba confirmed there had been no reports of injuries.

(Facebook)

Even before the fire was under control, help for the community was starting to organize.

Toomer's for Tuscaloosa, which provides material support and relief to the residents of the South and Mid-South and is now a nationwide grassroots network, posted on its Facebook page plans to help the community.

The non-profit organization's mission has been to "provide material support and relief to the residents of the South and Mid-South affected by the April and May storms of 2011."